General employee entitlements and redundancy scheme

(VOVworld) - Kim Jong-un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, has inspected a newly-built General Satellite Control and Command Centre and vowed to continue to develop its aerospace technology despite global sanction, according to the national news agency KCNA. The state media didn’t mention when the visit was made but quoted Kim Jong-un as saying that the development for peaceful purposes is a choice of the Party and Korean people and a legitimate rights of this nation. The center is under the National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA). On Saturday, Pyongyang announced that it arrested a South Korean college student, holding a US green card, for illegal entry into the country. Joo Won-moon, 21, from New York University, was caught on April 22 crossing from the Chinese side of the Yalu River. Joo admitted violating North Korean law, the KCNA said. … [Read more...] about Kim Jong-un visits new General Satellite Control and Command Centre

VietNamNet Bridge – With no electricity, Cu Lao Xanh remains an isolated isle
which cannot attract tourists.
Part 2: The tourism paradise lacks… chairs
Part
1: The precious gem under the beauty’s pillow
Residents in Cu Lao Xanh, for the last many years, have been dreaming of
electricity. A project on brining electricity to the isle by underground cable,
capitalized at roughly 200 billion dong would help them change their lives.
However, instead of the project worth 200 billion dong, they would receive a
project which is double that sum. Instead of the electricity project that can
lighten the isle, local residents would receive a project on building a fresh
water reservoir that they don’t need.Unnecessary and redundant
Cu Lao Xanh deserves to be called a “tourism paradise” not only because of its
beauty, but also because of the profuse fresh water source – the gift of the
nature. … [Read more...] about Part 3: The stories about deficiency and redundancy

VietNamNet Bridge – The General Department of Population and Family Planning has proposed a VND3,000 billion ($150 million) project to reduce gender imbalance at birth. Part of the funding is to support the families with two daughters.
Families with two daughters may get social welfare
The project has been submitted to the Prime Minister for consideration and sent to ministries for consultation.
Under the scheme, the families having only female children will be provided with cash assistance. These girls will be exempted or reduced from tuition, given with priority in the university entrance exams, favorable conditions to get job, etc…
Dr. Duong Quoc Trong, General Director of the General Department of Population and Family Planning, says that VND3,000 billion is a large amount, but facing many threats such as social crisis, national security caused by "redundancy of men, shortage of women," the funding is necessary.
Working out a plan to reduce gender … [Read more...] about VND3,000 billion and redundancy of men

VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of tourism major students are produced every year, but travel firms still complain they cannot recruit enough workers.
A report says Vietnam now has 284 schools that train workers for the tourism sector. These include 62 universities (4-year training), 80 junior colleges (3-year training) and 117 vocational schools.
According to the Vietnam Research Institute for Tourism Development, the tourism sector would need 620,000 direct workers by 2015 and 870,000 by 2020. As such, both the demand and the supply are profuse.
However, the participants at a recent human resource conference heard that the highest unemployment rate has been reported for the hotel management majoring graduates.
It’s quite a surprise if noting that there are 13,000 tourism accommodations throughout the country, while the number of the tourism accommodations nationwide has been increasing rapidly in the key tourism sites.
The workforce redundancy has led to the fact that a … [Read more...] about The story about deficiency and redundancy of tourism workers

NA considers tax exemption and reduction scheme By Ngoc Lan - The Saigon Times Daily HANOI – The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Wednesday suggested a lot of consideration be given to practical assistance for individual and corporate taxpayers in Vietnam after the Government submitted five tax exemption and reduction solutions given the economic difficulties this year. The Government suggested a 30% corporate income reduction for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), labor-intensive companies and those in key production and business industries. The enterprises earlier also enjoyed tax extensions. Investors will be exempt from income tax for dividends but excluding dividends divided from banks, investment funds and credit organizations. The Government also proposed raising the personal income tax threshold to VND9 million per month from the current VND4 million. An individual who has income that does not exceed VND10.6 million a month and has one dependent, or … [Read more...] about NA considers tax exemption and reduction scheme